Adekunle Ajasin University (AAUA) Direct Entry Past Questions and Answers

English Language

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   1. Choose the option that best completes the sentence:

   “Had she arrived earlier, she _____ the manager.”

   1. will have seen
   2. would have seen (Answer - Explanation: This is a third conditional sentence (past unreal condition).)
   3. shall have seen
   4. can see

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   2. Choose the word with the correct stress pattern:

   1. advise´
   2. ´advise
   3. ´advice (Answer)
   4. ad´vice

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   3. Select the word that best completes the sentence:

   He speaks French as if he ___ in France.

   1. lived (Answer)
   2. has lived
   3. is living
   4. lives

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   4. Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word:

   He is known for his loquacity.

   1. Shyness
   2. Talkativeness
   3. Reticence (Answer)
   4. Silence

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   5. Select the appropriate preposition:

   He insisted ___ seeing the manager.

   1. for
   2. to
   3. at
   4. on (Answer)

Mathematics

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   6. A die is thrown once. What is the probability of getting a number less than 4?

   1. ¹/₆
   2. ¹/₂
   3. ⁴/₆
   4. ³/₆ (Answer)

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   7. Simplify: (3x²)² × x

   1. 9x⁴
   2. 3x⁵
   3. 6x⁵
   4. 9x⁵ (Answer)

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   8. Find the derivative:

   If y = 4x³ − 2x + 7, find ^dy/_dx

   1. 4x² − 2
   2. 3x² − 2
   3. 8x² − 1
   4. 12x² − 2 (Answer)

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   9. Simplify: ²/_x + ³/_{x + 1}

   1. ^{5x + 3}/_x(x+1)
   2. ^{2(x+1) + 3x}/_x(x+1)
   3. ^{2x + 3(x+1)}/_x(x+1) (Answer)
   4. ^{2x + 3x + 3}/_x+1

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    10. Simplify: √50

    1. 5√2 (Answer)
    2. 10√2
    3. 2√5
    4. 25√2

AAUA Direct Entry Arts Past Questions

Literature in English

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    11. A character that opposes the protagonist in a play or novel is the:

    1. Hero
    2. Antagonist (Answer)
    3. Foil
    4. Narrator

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    12. In literature, a stock character is:

    1. The narrator of the story
    2. A well-developed character
    3. A character with unpredictable traits
    4. A stereotypical character (Answer)

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    13. “The wind whispered through the trees” is an example of:

    1. Irony
    2. Personification (Answer)
    3. Paradox
    4. Hyperbole

Economics

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    14. A firm achieves economies of scale when:

    1. There is diseconomy
    2. It reduces production
    3. It enjoys increasing returns (Answer)
    4. Its average cost rises

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    15. Which of the following best describes opportunity cost?

    1. Cost of raw materials
    2. Cost of producing one more unit
    3. Cost of the forgone alternative (Answer)
    4. Total cost of all goods

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    16. Which of the following is not a function of money?

    1. Unit of account
    2. Store of value
    3. Medium of exchange
    4. Standard of borrowing (Answer)

AAUA Direct Entry Social Science Past Questions

Government

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    17. Which of the following is a feature of a federal system of government?

    1. Division of powers (Answer)
    2. Unitary authority
    3. Dictatorship
    4. Absence of constitution

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    18. Who was the first military Head of State in Nigeria?

    1. General Aguiyi Ironsi (Answer)
    2. General Murtala Mohammed
    3. General Yakubu Gowon
    4. General Olusegun Obasanjo

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    19. The principle of checks and balances works best in a:

    1. Democratic system (Answer)
    2. Military regime
    3. Federal government
    4. Unitary system

Geography

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    20. Which of these is not an agent of erosion?

    1. Heat (Answer)
    2. Ice
    3. Water
    4. Wind

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    21. The longest river in Africa is the:

    1. Niger
    2. Nile (Answer)
    3. Congo
    4. Zambezi

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    22. The earth’s shape is best described as:

    1. A rectangle
    2. A perfect sphere
    3. A flat disc
    4. An oblate spheroid (Answer)

AAUA Direct Entry Science Past Questions

Agricultural Science

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    23. Green manuring improves soil fertility by:

    1. Raising the water table
    2. Making the soil alkaline
    3. Increasing soil erosion
    4. Adding organic matter (Answer)

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    24. The primary aim of agricultural extension is to:

    1. Sell farm products
    2. Transfer new farming techniques (Answer)
    3. Distribute fertilizers
    4. Market livestock

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    25. The major function of root hairs in plants is to:

    1. Transport food
    2. Anchor the plant
    3. Absorb water and minerals (Answer)
    4. Produce hormones

Biology

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    26. The mode of nutrition in fungi is:

    1. Photosynthetic
    2. Parasitic
    3. Autotrophic
    4. Saprophytic (Answer)

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    27. A group of similar cells performing the same function is called a:

    1. Organism
    2. Organ
    3. System
    4. Tissue (Answer)

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    28. Which of the following organisms has the simplest body structure?

    1. Housefly
    2. Amoeba (Answer)
    3. Earthworm
    4. Hydra

Physics

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    29. Which color of light has the shortest wavelength?

    1. Blue
    2. Red
    3. Violet (Answer)
    4. Green

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    30. Which law explains why a rocket moves in space?

    1. Newton’s Third Law (Answer)
    2. Hooke’s Law
    3. Newton’s First Law
    4. Newton’s Second Law

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    31. In which direction does heat travel?

    1. In a straight line
    2. From hot to cold (Answer)
    3. Randomly
    4. From cold to hot

Chemistry

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    32. Which of these is an exothermic process?

    1. Boiling of water
    2. Melting of ice
    3. Evaporation of alcohol
    4. Combustion of fuel (Answer)

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    33. Which of the following is a strong acid?

    1. HCl (Answer)
    2. NH₄OH
    3. H₂CO₃
    4. CH₃COOH

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    34. A compound with molecular formula C₂H₆ is known as:

    1. Ethane (Answer)
    2. Ethyne
    3. Methane
    4. Ethene